While cycling in east London may not burn too many calories, if you want an excuse to throw away the gym membership, just move to a postcode beginning with N. If you're willing to do battle with Highgate Hill every day then you never need to do squats again. There are also benefits to this sort of location of course. The exquisite joy of freewheeling down a steep incline at sunset with the wind at your back and dinner waiting for you at home is hard to beat... until you remember that you'll be heading back the other way first thing tomorrow morning.
Brydie is an Australian writer and performer living in London and she complains exactly the same amount about the weather as every other Australian living in London. Yes, that is her natural lip colour, no, she will not be taking any further questions at this time.
